Chapter 440 - 207: The Myth of the Eastern Domain
Chapter 440: Chapter 207: The Myth of the Eastern Domain
The dignified Grand Sect Leader of the Cangwu Sword Sect was not about to let a donkey’s kick end his family line.
Xiao Ruofeng twisted in mid-air and landed gracefully to one side as the donkey’s hooves struck nothing but air.
However, it was clear that Xiao Ruofeng had lost his chance to ride the donkey.
The Little Donkey glanced back at him and gave a derisive snort.
Chen Yan wiped the cold sweat from his brow, the perpetual look of deep misery on his face easing considerably.
It couldn’t be helped. Between the man and the donkey, he couldn’t win a fight against either of them.
At that moment, Fang Dabao arrived, carrying with him a ferocious aura.
Chen Yan turned to look and immediately gasped.
"How is it so big?"
Looking up, he saw that even on all fours, Fang Dabao was half a man taller than he was. He had to crane his neck just to see Fang Shuwen.
Fang Shuwen, who was sitting on Fang Dabao’s back, was trying hard to hold back his laughter.
After having Fang Dabao stop, he leaped down. He first glanced at Chen Yan, then at Xiao Ruofeng, whose face was filled with regret.
"Elder Xiao, what are you doing here?"
Hearing this, Xiao Ruofeng finally tore his gaze away from the donkey and looked at Fang Shuwen with a gentle expression.
"Waiting for you."
Upon hearing this, Fang Shuwen glanced at Chen Yan again.
’Xiao Ruofeng could only have learned of my whereabouts through Chen Yan.’
’The kid is the son of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion Master. It wouldn’t be strange for him to know anything.’
He smiled at once.
"Elder Xiao, for you to wait here just for me... you honor me too much."
Xiao Ruofeng beamed at Fang Shuwen, his eyes full of admiration.
He had neither the airs of a sect leader nor the aloofness of a Swordsman like Ye Wufeng. He spoke softly,
"The Human World Demon God is worth waiting for."
"Besides, two people sent messages asking me to wait for you here."
"Who?"
Fang Shuwen had a few guesses.
And as expected, Xiao Ruofeng spoke a familiar name:
"Yu Yaoguang and Dongfang Canyang."
Miao Feichan’s ears perked up. She was very curious why Yu Yaoguang would have Xiao Ruofeng wait here for Fang Shuwen.
Fang Shuwen wasn’t surprised by the former, but the latter left him a bit confused.
Fortunately, Xiao Ruofeng didn’t keep him in suspense.
"Yu Yaoguang said that, by her calculations, you should be returning from the Northern Domain around now. She asked me to see if you were missing any arms or legs."
"Mm, you look to be all in one piece."
"..."
Fang Shuwen rolled his eyes, but inwardly, he was quite pleased.
’While the Seven Eastern Sects are all on equal footing, for her to send a message to another sect’s leader just to check if her little sweetheart was hurt was clearly making a mountain out of a molehill.’
’But it also made her concern seem all the more precious.’
’If Fang Shuwen didn’t have to make a trip to Divine Deer Valley next, he would have headed straight for Yuqing Pavilion to see this Sect Leader Yu whom he hadn’t seen in so long.’
A trace of suspicion appeared in Miao Feichan’s eyes.
’She and Yu Yaoguang had been friends for many years, so she knew what kind of person Yu Yaoguang was.’
’Her beauty was otherworldly. With just a narrowing of her almond-shaped eyes, not even women could resist her, let alone men.’
’But she had impossibly high standards. In all these years, she hadn’t had a single man by her side—not even a female mosquito.’
’How could she suddenly show so much concern for a man?’
’Then, seeing the faint smile on Fang Shuwen’s lips, her heart felt inexplicably empty for a moment. Could those two...’
Just then, Fang Shuwen asked,
"Then what’s the story with Mansion Master Dongfang?"
"Let’s talk as we go,"
Xiao Ruofeng said.
"I wanted to invite you to be a guest at the Cangwu Sword Sect last time. Now that you’re at our doorstep, you must come in for a visit."
Fang Shuwen nodded and glanced at Chen Yan again.
Chen Yan sighed helplessly and gave him a look, signaling him not to worry about him for the time being.
Fang Shuwen felt like laughing at his expression. After nodding at him and saying hello to his donkey, he leaped onto Fang Dabao’s back.
He looked down and saw Xiao Ruofeng staring intently at Fang Dabao, looking eager to try something.
Fang Dabao’s size was becoming more and more ridiculous. His back could easily fit four people, let alone three.
After a moment of thought, Fang Shuwen said with a smile,
"Elder Xiao, would you care to join me up here?"
Xiao Ruofeng visibly perked up and asked, a little too eagerly,
"C-Can I?"
"Dabao, is that okay?"
Fang Shuwen rubbed Fang Dabao’s big head.
Fang Dabao shot him a sideways glance.
Fang Shuwen burst out laughing.
"He says yes."
Without another moment’s hesitation, Xiao Ruofeng leaped up onto the bear’s back. He lovingly stroked Fang Dabao’s fur, unable to get enough, patting here and there.
The nearby disciples of the Cangwu Sword Sect couldn’t help but cover their faces with their hands. It was just too embarrassing.
Chen Yan had only been at the Cangwu Sword Sect for a few days before Xiao Ruofeng set his sights on the Little Donkey.
Ever since, he had been desperate to ride it.
But as luck would have it, the donkey was a unique breed. And perhaps because it often brawled with Chen Yan for fun, it didn’t have a very good temper.
After Xiao Ruofeng’s first successful sneak-mount, it had been constantly on guard against him.
For several days, he just couldn’t manage to succeed a second time.
But his enthusiasm for mounts had not diminished in the slightest.
For the past two days, Xiao Ruofeng could be heard muttering to himself that he needed to go out and find a mount, that he couldn’t just be a figurehead in the Cangwu Sword Sect all day.
This caused all the disciples of the Cangwu Sword Sect to live in a state of constant anxiety.
Given Xiao Ruofeng’s terrible sense of direction, if he ever dared to leave the Cangwu Sword Sect, he probably wouldn’t make it back in his lifetime.
They might as well start thinking about electing a new Sect Leader!
The problem was, the Sect Leader’s line of succession couldn’t be broken...